New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.<br />New Device Will Allow Smartphones , to Send Texts via Satellite.<br />'The Guardian' reports that British <br />phone manufacturer Bullitt announced <br />the Defy Satellite link under the <br />Motorola brand on Feb. 24.<br />The Defy Satellite link connects to Android and iPhone smartphones via Bluetooth.<br />It then uses an app to send SOS messages <br />and standard SMS texts.<br />The device costs $99 and will be <br />available to purchase in Q2 2023.<br />Bullitt co-founder Dave Floyd issued a statement.<br />The Motorola Defy Satellite <br />link, combined with the <br />Bullitt Satellite Messenger <br />service, brings accessible <br />and affordable satellite <br />messaging to everybody’s <br />current smartphone, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.<br />This is the definition of democratizing satellite communications, Dave Floyd, Bullitt co-founder, via statement.<br />Bullitt has also announced a new <br />satellite-enabled smartphone, which comes in <br />two versions, Cat S75 and the Motorola Defy 2. .<br />The phones have 5G connectivity and <br />battery power that lasts two days.<br />Texts take about 10 seconds to transmit <br />after being sent to and from satellites <br />nearly 22,000 miles from the equator.<br />Reliable communication beyond the traditional reaches of the cellular network is a major issue for a lot of people, and satellite technology is now at the right level of maturity <br />to address the problem, Tim Shepherd, Bullitt’s senior director of applications <br />and product marketing, to CNBC
